inviting
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- invitingly adverb
- invitingness noun
Etymology
Origin of inviting
Example Sentences
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Another growing phenomenon takes intergenerational living a step further - with older homeowners inviting younger people in need of affordable housing to live with them in exchange for companionship and help with chores.
From BBC
But its shape, though haunting, is also oddly inviting, bringing to mind stone troughs and thirsty animals.
Whitney, a mountain both inviting and unforgiving in its margin for errors.
From Los Angeles Times
In the letter, he reveals the investigation team "asked that a message be disseminated to all current MI5 staff", inviting anyone who believes they have information which may assist, to make contact.
From BBC
Dmitriev was also there, captured on camera chatting animatedly to Witkoff, then briefing the media he was inviting U.S. companies to invest in the Russian Arctic.
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